West Virginia State Police said a man wanted on two counts first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson was arrested early Friday morning. Joshua Morrow, 42, was arrested at a home in the 900 block of 23rd Street in Huntington about 2 a.m. Friday morning without incident, according to West Virginia State Police First … Read more
As Weirton Medical Center becomes a full member of the West Virginia University Health System officially Jan. 1, hospital officials met Friday morning to sign the final documents. Representatives gathered in the hospital’s atrium to watch as John Frankovitch, WMC president and CEO, and Albert L. Wright Jr., president and CEO of the WVU Health … Read more
It was standing room only at a lengthy Nicholas County Commission meeting this week that focused on property ordinances. Eyewitness News said hundreds of people came to make their feelings known about two ordinances that the Nicholas County Commission put forward that would have given the county commission a process to regulate and enforce properties … Read more
Friends with Paws initiative placed its final therapy dog on Wednesday by introducing Bear, a golden retriever, to Huntington East Middle School. The program, which seeks to help reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness in students and staff across West Virginia, was launched in 2022 and has introduced 45 trained therapy dogs to schools across the … Read more
A man that broke windows at Cabell County courthouse listed in the National Register of Historic Places will serve time in prison. Brian Murray was sentenced this week to one year and four months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release time for injuring U.S. property, according to a news release … Read more
The Manna Meal organization has been delivering meals to residents around Charleston for nearly 50 years, and they’ll be even more mobile beginning next week. Manna Meal acquired two new food trucks to deliver food to those who don’t have an easy time getting to the Garnet Center where they serve the majority of their … Read more
Four former school employees of Greenup County, Kentucky have been indicted for allegedly improperly restraining a special needs student at McKell Elementary School in South Shore. Michael Lyons, Ashley Trissler, Makenzie Rice and Faith Jordan have been dismissed by the school system and have been charged several counts of first-degree criminal abuse involving two special … Read more
A former Boone County Schools official said he’s not guilty of stealing from the schools in a scheme that added to $3.4 million in losses. Former head of maintenance Michael Barker faces an 18-count indictment accusing him of defrauding the school system and entered a “not guilty” plea to mail fraud, conspiracy, theft and money … Read more
A Nitro teacher was surprised this week with the state’s 2024-25 Milken Educator Award. Adam Wolfe, a math and engineering teacher at Nitro High School, was surprised with the award during an all-school assembly, according to a news release from the Milken Family Foundation. Along with the award, Wolfe received an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize … Read more
The West Virginia School Building Authority approved $65 million in funding Tuesday, with four counties looking ahead to the construction of new schools. Putnam County will use $8.3 million to build a new Hurricane Middle School. The SBA pledged to earmark the same amount for three consecutive years, posting a total of $25 million for … Read more